Cleaner

ABSTRACT

A cleaner of the present disclosure comprises: a suction part; a main body comprising a body and a body cover for opening and closing the lower side of the body, the body comprising a cyclone part for separating dust from dust masses suctioned through the suction part and a dust container for storing the dust separated by the cyclone part; a handle part coupled to the main body; a filter part disposed inside the body, and filtering air, separated from the dust in the cyclone part; a movable part capable of moving inside the body along a space between the outside of the filter part and the inner circumferential surface of the body; an operation part disposed at the outside of the main body to move the movable part; and a delivery part penetrating through the main body, and connecting the movable part to the operation part.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a cleaner.

Background Art

Cleaners are devices which absorb or clean dust or particles in acleaning target zone to perform cleaning.

The cleaners may be categorized into manual vacuum cleaners whichperform cleaning while being moved on the basis of direct manipulationby a user and automatic vacuum cleaners which perform cleaning whilemoving autonomously.

Also, the manual vacuum cleaners may be categorized into canister-typecleaners, upright-type cleaners, handy-type cleaners, and stick-typecleaners on the basis of types of cleaners.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0106917 (“prior art reference 1”)discloses a handheld vacuum cleaner.

The handheld vacuum cleaner includes a separation device which separateswaste and dust from an air current. The separation device includes acentrifuge including one or more cyclones.

The centrifuge includes a first cyclone including a dust collectorincluding a wall.

The dust collector may be disposed at a lower portion of the firstcyclone and may be opened or closed by a base. The base rotates based ona hinge to open or close the dust collector.

A plurality of holes are provided in the first cyclone, and a portion ofthe first cyclone includes a trapezoid cover. A second cyclonecommunicates with the first cyclone in the cover.

In the prior art reference 1, internal air of the first cyclone passesthrough the plurality of holes and moves to the second cyclone, and in aprocess where air passes through the plurality of holes, dust plugs theplurality of holes of the cover. As the plurality of holes are muchplugged, air flow is not smooth, causing a reduction in separationperformance.

Therefore, a user should periodically clean the cover. In the prior artreference 1, a user should rotate the base to open the dust collector,approach the cover, and clean the cover, and due to this, it is not easyto clean the cover.

Moreover, in the prior art reference 1, dust separated from the firstcyclone and the second cyclone is dropped downward and is collected onthe base.

While a dust separation process is performed by a cleaner, when anoperation of the cleaner stops, separated dust is stored in the dustcollector at a low density.

Particularly, dust separated by the first cyclone occupies a very largevolume compared to weight thereof, and due to this, dust in the dustcollector should be frequently removed for maintaining dust collectionperformance.

Japanese Patent Registration No. 3699679 (“prior art reference 2”)discloses technology for compressing internal dust of a dust collectioncase.

The dust collection case includes a dust separation chamber whichseparates dust from air with a centrifugal force, a dust accommodatingchamber which accommodates inflow dust, an intake cylinder which isdisposed at a center portion of the dust separation chamber, and afilter which is disposed outside the intake cylinder.

Air of the dust separation chamber passes through the filter, and then,moves into the intake cylinder.

An outer canister is provided outside the intake cylinder, a compressionplate is provided under the outer canister, and a brush is provided onan inner circumference surface of the outer canister. A plurality ofopening portions are provided in the outer canister so as not to hinderflow of air from the dust separation chamber to the intake cylinder.

In order to manipulate the outer canister, a manipulation lever isprovided outside the outer canister in a diameter direction of the outercanister. The manipulation lever is disposed outside the dust separationchamber.

Therefore, when a user manipulates the manipulation lever to lower theouter canister and the compression plate, the brush on an inner surfaceof the outer canister cleans the filter outside the intake cylinder, andthe compression plate compresses dust stored in the dust accommodatingchamber.

However, in the prior art reference 2, the outer canister is configuredto surround the whole of the intake cylinder in a state where themanipulation lever is not manipulated, and thus, the plurality ofopening portions are provided in the outer canister in order for air topass through the outer canister.

However, although the plurality of opening portions are provided in theouter canister, a portion where an opening portion is not provided actas an air flow resistor, causing a reduction in air flow performance.

Moreover, since the outer canister is disposed outside the intakecylinder, dust of the dust separation chamber contacts the outercanister in a state where the manipulation lever is not manipulated, anddue to this, the outer canister is polluted, whereby it is required toadditionally clean the outer canister.

Moreover, in the prior art reference 2, since the manipulation lever isdisposed outside the dust separation chamber, a slot should bevertically provided in the dust separation chamber in order for themanipulation lever to vertically move.

The manipulation lever does not cover the whole of the slot, and due tothis, the internal air and dust of the dust separation chamber is leakedto the outside through the slot.

Moreover, in the prior art reference 2, there is no structure whichenables the outer canister to move without being eccentric in the middleof moving upward and downward, and due to this, a vertical motion of theouter canister is not smooth.

Moreover, in the prior art reference 2, the dust collection case may bedetached from a cleaner body, and then, the manipulation lever may bemanipulated, causing the inconvenience of a user.

SUMMARY Technical Problem

The present embodiment provides a cleaner which compresses dust in adust container by manipulating a compression mechanism.

The present embodiment provides a cleaner which enables a user to easilyrecognize a manipulation part and prevents the manipulation part fromcontacting a floor in a state where the cleaner is on the floor.

The present embodiment provides a cleaner which prevents air and dustfrom being leaked through an opening through which a transfer part fortransferring a manipulation force to a movable part for dust compressionpasses.

The present embodiment provides a cleaner which enables the stablemovement of a transfer part for transferring a manipulation force of amanipulation part to a movable part.

Technical Solution

A cleaner includes a suction part; a main body including a body,including a cyclone part configured to separate dust from air suctionedthrough the suction part and a dust container configured to store thedust separated by the cyclone part, and a body cover configured to openor close a lower portion of the body; a handle part coupled to the mainbody, the handle part including a handle body including a handle axisA6; a filter part disposed in the body and configured to filter air in aprocess where air separated from dust in the cyclone part passes throughthe filter part; a movable part configured to move along a space betweenan outer portion of the filter part and an inner circumference surfaceof the body in the body; a manipulation part disposed outside the mainbody and manipulated for moving the movable part; and a transfer partpassing through the main body and connecting the movable part to themanipulation part.

When the cleaner is seen from above in a state where the dust containeris disposed at a lowermost portion and a cyclone flow axis A1 of thecyclone part may be vertically disposed, and the handle axis A6 mayextend in the form of an axial line L5 having a certain length within alength range of the handle body.

The axial line L5 may include a first point P1 disposed farthest awayfrom the main body and a second point P2 disposed closest to the mainbody, and when two lines passing through the first point P1 andextending in a tangential-line direction of the main body are defined asa first extension line L6 and a second extension line L7, at least aportion of the manipulation part may be disposed in a region formed byan outer surface of the main body and the first and second virtual linesL6 and L7.

At least a portion of the manipulation part may be disposed outside theregion formed by the outer surface of the main body and the first andsecond virtual lines L6 and L7.

An inner portion of the body may denote an internal space of the body,and an outer portion of the body may denote the outside of the internalspace of the body.

A distance between the cyclone flow axis A and the transfer part may beset to be longer than a distance between the cyclone flow axis A and aninner circumference surface where cyclone flow is generated in thecyclone part.

At least a portion of the manipulation part may be covered by the handlepart, and another portion may protrude outward from a boundary portionbetween the body and the handle part.

The transfer part may be disposed outward in a radius direction of aninner circumference surface where cyclone flow is generated in thecyclone part.

The transfer part may pass through the body in a direction parallel to acyclone flow axis of the body.

The movable part may clean the filter part in a lowering process. Also,the movable part may compress dust in the dust container in a process oflowering the movable part.

The body may be provided in a cylindrical shape, and a horizontal widthof the handle part may be set to be less than a diameter of the body.

The manipulation part may be disposed in a space where the body, thehandle part, and the floor surface are provided in a state where themain body and the handle part are located to contact the floor surface,and may be apart from the floor surface.

The handle part may include a slot configured to guide movement of theneck part. The manipulation part may include a first part covered by thehandle part, a second part disposed outside the main body and the handlepart to extend from the first part, and a neck, part having a widthwhich is less than a horizontal-direction width of the first part andthe second part.

The neck part may be disposed in the slot, and the handle part mayfurther include a guide end part surface-contacting the neck part.

The cleaner may further include a guide rib protruding from the mainbody, for guiding vertical movement of the manipulation part and anelastic member protruding, to a movement path of the manipulation partand elastically supporting a lower portion of the manipulation part.

The elastic member may provide an elastic force to the manipulation partin a state where an external force is not applied to the manipulationpart, and the elastic force of the elastic member may not be provided tothe manipulation part after the elastic member deviates from themovement path of the manipulation part due to the external force appliedto the manipulation part.

The body may include a guide body provided to protrude outward from thebody. A movement space enabling movement of the transfer part may beprovided in the guide body. An opening through which the transfer partpasses may be provided in an upper sidewall of the guide body.

At least a portion of the opening may be provided to have a diameterwhich progressively increases in a direction closer to a lower portionthereof, and a minimum diameter of the opening may be set to correspondto an outer diameter of the transfer part.

The movable part may include a frame having a ring shape and aconnection part extending outward from a radius of the frame andconnecting the frame to the transfer part. The transfer part passingthrough the opening may be connected to the connection part, and theconnection part may contact the upper sidewall at a standby position ofthe manipulation part and covers the opening, thereby preventing air anddust from being leaked through the opening.

The cleaner may further include an air guide configured to guide flow ofair passing through the filter part. The filter part may be disposedunder the air guide, and the cleaning part may be disposed to surround aperimeter of an outer circumference surface of the air guide at astandby position of the movable part. The air guide may include acontact surface contacting the cleaning surface, and a diameter of thecontact surface may be set to be greater than a diameter of the cleaningsurface.

The main body may further include a suction motor configured to generatea suction force, and a battery for supplying power to the suction motormay be provided in the handle part.

The dust container may be disposed under the suction motor in anextension direction of a cyclone flow axis of the cyclone part, and thesuction motor and the manipulation part may be disposed upward from thebattery.

The manipulation part may be disposed at the same height as the suctionmotor or may be disposed to be higher than the suction motor.

Advantageous Effects

According to the embodiments, since the movable part of the compressionmechanism is disposed in the body and the manipulation part is disposedoutside the main body, the user may manipulate the manipulation part,and thus, dust in the main body may be compressed.

Moreover, according to the embodiments, although the transfer part fortransferring the manipulation force of the manipulation part to themovable part passes through the main body, the transfer part may passthrough the main body in a direction parallel to the cyclone flow axisin the main body, and thus, a size of the opening through which thetransfer part passes may be reduced, thereby preventing the internaldust and air of the main body from being leaked through the opening.

Moreover, a portion of the connection part connecting the movable partto the transfer part may cover the opening, and thus, dust and air maybe better prevented from being leaked to the outside through theopening.

Moreover, since at least a portion of the opening is provided to have adiameter which progressively increases in a direction closer to a lowerportion thereof, a contact area between the perimeter surface of theopening and the transfer part may be minimized, and thus, the transferpart may stably move in a vertical direction.

Moreover, since the manipulation part is disposed outside the main bodyand the handle part guides the vertical movement of the manipulationpart while covering a portion of the manipulation part, the manipulationpart may stably and vertically move without being shaken in a horizontaldirection.

Moreover, the elastic member may support the manipulation part at thestandby position of the manipulation part, thereby preventing aphenomenon where the manipulation part is lowered due to a weight of thecompression mechanism.

Moreover, since the perimeter surface of the opening contacts the outercircumference surface of the transfer part, lowering of the compressionmechanism caused by a weight thereof may be limited by a frictionalforce between the perimeter surface of the opening and the outercircumference surface of the transfer part.

Moreover, the movable part may include the cleaning part including anelasticity-deformable material, and the cleaning surface of the cleaningpart may contact the air guide while pressurizing the contact surface ofthe air guide guiding air, whereby lowering of the compression mechanismcaused by a weight thereof may be limited.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cleaner according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state where a cleaner according to anembodiment is located on a floor surface with being laid;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state where a handle part isdetached from a cleaner according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of a movable part, afilter part, and an air guide of a compression mechanism;

FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views of a compression mechanism accordingto an embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a compression mechanismaccording to an embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cleaning part according to anembodiment;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a core part according to an embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view when a frame according to an embodiment isseen from above;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view when a frame according to an embodiment isseen from below;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 6;

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a state where a movable part accordingto an embodiment is located at a standby position;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of a portion C of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a lowerportion of a filter part according to an embodiment is seated on a dustguide;

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 1;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of FIG. 1;

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line F-F of FIG. 1;

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along line G-G of FIG. 3;

FIG. 24 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of afirst body according to an embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view illustrating a guide body of a first bodyaccording to an embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional vie taken along line H-H of FIG. 3;

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 3;

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating positions of a compression mechanismand a filter part in a state where the compression mechanism accordingto an embodiment is lowered; and

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a state where a compression mechanismaccording to an embodiment is lowered and compresses dust in a dustcontainer.

FIG. 30 is a side view of the cleaner of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 31 is a plan view of the cleaner of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Inadding reference numerals for elements in each figure, it should benoted that like reference numerals already used to denote like elementsin other figures are used for elements wherever possible. Moreover,detailed descriptions related to well-known functions or configurationswill be ruled out in order not to unnecessarily obscure subject mattersof the present disclosure.

In describing the elements of the present disclosure, terms such asfirst, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc., may be used. Such terms are usedfor merely discriminating the corresponding elements from other elementsand the corresponding elements are not limited in their essence,sequence, or precedence by the terms. It will be understood that when anelement or layer is referred to as being “on” or “connected to” anotherelement or layer, it may be directly on or directly connected to theother element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may bepresent.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cleaner according to an embodiment,FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state where a cleaner according to anembodiment is located on a floor surface with being laid, FIG.perspective view illustrating a state where a handle part is detachedfrom a cleaner according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4 is across-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of a movable part, afilter part, and an air guide of a compression mechanism.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, a cleaner 1 according to an embodiment mayinclude a main body 2. The main body 2 may include a suction part 5which sucks dust-containing air. The suction part 5 may guide dustcontaining air to the main body 2.

The cleaner 1 may further include a handle part 3 coupled to the mainbody 2. The handle part 3 may be disposed at a position opposite to thesuction part 5 in the main body 2 for example. However, positions of thesuction part 5 and the handle part 3 are not limited thereto.

The main body 2 may separate dust suctioned through the suction part 5and may store the separated dust.

For example, the main body 2 may include a dust separation part. Thedust separation part may include a first cyclone part 110 for separatingdust through cyclone flow. The first cyclone part 110 may communicatewith the suction part 5.

Air and dust suctioned through the suction part 5 may spirally movealong an inner circumference surface of the first cyclone part 110.

The dust separation part may further include a second cyclone part 140which secondarily separates dust from air discharged from the firstcyclone part 110.

The second cyclone part 140 may include a plurality of cyclone bodies142 disposed in parallel. Air may divisionally pass through theplurality of cyclone bodies 142.

As another example, the dust separation part may include a singlecyclone part.

The main body 2 may be provided in a cylindrical shape for example, andan external appearance thereof may be formed by a plurality of bodies.

For example, the main body 2 may include a first body 10 which issubstantially cylindrical in shape and a second main body 20 which iscoupled to an upper portion of the first body 10 and is substantiallycylindrical in shape.

An upper portion of the first body 10 may define the first cyclone part110, and a lower portion of the first body 10 may define a dustcontainer 112 which stores dust separated from the first cyclone part110.

The lower portion of the first body 10 (i.e., a lower portion of thedust container 112) may be opened or closed by a body cover 114 whichrotates based on a hinge.

The main body 2 may further include a filter part 130 which is disposedto surround the second cyclone part 140.

The filter part 130 may be provided in a cylindrical shape for exampleand may guide air, separated from dust in the first cyclone part 110, tothe second cyclone part 140. The filter part 130 may filter out dust ina process where, air passes through the filter part 130.

To this end, the filter part 130 may include a mesh portion including aplurality of holes. The mesh portion 132 is not limited, but may beformed of a metal material.

The mesh portion 132 may filter air, and due to this, dust may becollected in the mesh portion 132, whereby it is required to clean themesh portion 132.

In an embodiment, the cleaner 1 may further include a compressionmechanism 70 for compressing dust stored in the dust container (i.e., afirst dust storage part 120).

Since capacity of the dust container 112 is limited, the amount of duststored in the dust container 112 may increase during repeated cleaning,and thus a usage time of and the number of times the cleaner is used maybe limited.

If the amount of dust stored in the dust container 112 increases, theuser may cause the body cover 114 to open the dust container 112 toremove dust of the dust container 112.

In this embodiment, when dust stored in the dust container 112 iscompressed using the compression mechanism 70, density of the duststored in the dust container 112 increases, and thus a volume thereofdecreases.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the number of times foremptying the dust container 112 is reduced, and accordingly, anavailable time before emptying the dust container advantageouslyincreases.

The compression mechanism 70 may also clean the mesh portion 132 duringa movement process.

The compression mechanism 70 may include a movable part 730 which ismovable in the main body 2, a manipulation part 710 which is manipulatedby a user so as to move the movable part 730, and a transfer part 720which transfers a manipulation force of the manipulation part 710 to themovable part 730.

The manipulation part 710 may be disposed outside the main body 2. Forexample, the manipulation part 710 may be disposed outside the firstbody 10 and the second main body 20. The manipulation part 710 may bedisposed to be higher than the first body 10, Also the manipulation part710 may be disposed to be higher than the movable part 730.

The handle part 3 may include a handle body 30 which is gripped by auser and a battery housing 60 which is disposed under the handle body 30to accommodate a battery 600.

The handle body 30 may cover a portion of the manipulation part 710 andmay guide movement of the manipulation part 710.

In a state where the user grips the handle body 30 with a right hand,the manipulation part 710 may be disposed to the left of the handle body30.

Therefore, the user may easily manipulate the manipulation part 710 witha left hand which does not grip the handle body 30.

The manipulation part 710 may move in a direction parallel to a cycloneflow axis A1 of the first cyclone part 110. For example, the cycloneflow axis A1 of the first cyclone part 110 may extend in a verticaldirection in a state where the dust container 112 is located on a floor.

Therefore, the manipulation part 710 may move in a vertical direction ina state where the dust container 112 is located on the floor.

A slot 310 may be provided in the handle body 30, for movement of themanipulation part 710. The slot 310 may extend in a direction parallelto an extension direction of the cyclone flow axis A1 of the firstcyclone part 110.

In the present embodiment, the extension direction of the cyclone flowaxis A1 may be a vertical direction in the drawing for example, andthus, it may be understood that “vertical direction” described belowdenotes the extension direction of the cyclone flow axis A1.

Referring to FIG. 2, a diameter D1 of the main body 2 may be set to belonger than a horizontal length L1 of the handle part 3. Also, thehandle part 3 may be coupled to the main body 2 so that a horizontalcenter of the handle part 3 matches a center of the main body 2.

The manipulation part 710 may be disposed at, for example, a boundaryportion where the main body 2 contacts the handle part 3.

Based on a difference between a diameter of the main body 2 and ahorizontal length of the handle part 3, when the cleaner 1 is laid inorder for the main body 2 and the handle part 3 to contact a floor F, aspace may be provided between an outer circumference surface of the mainbody 2, an outer circumference surface of the handle part 3, and thefloor F, and the manipulation part 710 may be disposed in the space.

In this state, the manipulation part 710 may be apart from the floor F.Therefore, the manipulation part 710 may be prevented from being damagedor undesirably manipulated due to a collision between the manipulationpart 710 and the floor F in the middle of laying the cleaner 1 on thefloor F.

The transfer part 720 may be provided in a cylindrical bar shape forexample, and the manipulation part 710 may be coupled to an upper endportion of the transfer part 720. That is, the transfer part 720 mayinclude a horizontal cross-sectional surface provided in a circularshape.

Moreover, the transfer part 720 may extend in a direction parallel tothe extension direction of the cyclone flow axis A1 of the first cyclonepart 110.

Since the movable part 730 is disposed in the main body 2 and themanipulation part 710 is disposed outside the main body 2, a portion ofthe transfer part 720 may be disposed outside the main body 2 in orderfor the movable part 730 to be connected to the manipulation part 710,and another portion of the transfer part 720 may be disposed in the mainbody 2. That is, the transfer part 720 may pass through the main body 2.Also, a portion, disposed outside the main body 2, of the transfer part720 may be covered by the handle part 3.

The main body 2 may further include a guide body 180 for guiding thetransfer part 720. The guide body 180, for example, may be disposedoutside the first body 10 to protrude.

The guide body 180 may extend in direction parallel to the extensiondirection of the cyclone flow axis A1 of the first cyclone part 110.

The guide body 180 may communicate with an internal space of the firstbody 10, and the transfer part 720 may move in the guide body 180.

A detailed structure of the guide body 180 will be described below indetail with reference to the drawings.

The main body 2 may further include a suction motor 220 for generating asuction force. The suction force generated by the suction motor 220 maybe applied to the suction part 5.

The suction motor 220 may be disposed in the second body 20.

The suction motor 220 may be disposed above the dust container 112 andthe battery 600 with respect to the extension direction of the cycloneflow axis A1 of the first cyclone part 110. The manipulation part 720may be disposed at the same height as a portion of the suction motor220, or may be disposed to be higher than the suction motor 220.

The main body 2 may further include an air guide 170 for guiding air,discharged from the second cyclone part 140, to the suction motor 220.

The second cyclone part 140 may be coupled to a lower portion of the airguide 170. The filter part 130 may surround the second cyclone part 140with being coupled to the second cyclone part 140.

Therefore, the filter part 130 may be disposed under the air guide 170.The movable part 730 may be disposed at a position surrounding the airguide 170 in a state where the manipulation part 710 is not manipulated.

The movable part 730 may include a cleaning part 740 for cleaning thefilter part 130.

In the present embodiment, a position of the compression mechanism 70 ina state where the manipulation part 710 is not manipulated may bereferred to as a standby position.

At the standby position of the compression mechanism 730, the whole ofthe cleaning part 740 may be disposed not to overlap the filter part 130in a direction in which air passes through the filter part 130.

For example, the whole of the cleaning part 740 may be disposed to behigher than the filter part 130 at the standby position. Accordingly, atthe standby position, the cleaning part 740 may be prevented from actingas a flow resistor in a process where air passes through the filter part130.

A dust guide 160 may be provided under the second cyclone part 140. Alower portion of the second cyclone part 140 may be coupled to an upperportion of the dust guide 160. Also, a lower portion of the filter part130 may be seated on the dust guide 160.

The lower portion of the dust guide 160 may be seated on the body cover114. The dust guide 160 may be apart from an inner circumference surfaceof the first body 10 and may divide an internal space of the first body10 into a first dust storage part 120 which stores dust separated fromthe first cyclone part 110 and a second dust storage part 122 whichstores dust separated from the second cyclone part 140.

The inner circumference surface of the first body 10 and an outercircumference surface of the dust guide 160 may define the first duststorage part 120, and an inner circumference surface of the dust guide160 may define the second dust storage part 122.

<Compression Mechanism>

Hereinafter, the compression mechanism TO will be described in detail.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views of a compression mechanism accordingto an embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of acompression mechanism according to an embodiment,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cleaning part according to anembodiment, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a core part according to anembodiment, FIG. 11 is a perspective view when a frame according to anembodiment is seen from above, FIG. 12 is a perspective view when aframe according to an embodiment is seen from below.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 6, andFIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 6.

Referring to FIGS. 6 to 14, the movable part 730 may include a cleaningpart 740 for cleaning the filter part 130, a frame 760 for supporting anouter perimeter of the cleaning part 740, and a core part 750 forsupporting an inner perimeter of the cleaning part 740.

<Cleaning Part>

The cleaning part 740 may be formed of an elasticity-deformablematerial. For example, the cleaning part 740 may be formed of a rubbermaterial. The cleaning part 740 may be provided in a ring shape in orderfor the cleaning part 740 to clean a whole perimeter of the filter part130. As another example, the cleaning part 740 may be formed of siliconor a fiber material.

Moreover, the cleaning part 70 may stand by at a position deviating fromthe filter part 130 at the standby position, and in a cleaning process,the cleaning part 740 may move while cleaning an outer surface of thefilter part 130.

The cleaning part 740 may include an inner circumference surface, anouter circumference surface, a lower surface 749, and an upper surface746.

An inner circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may include acleaning surface 741 which contacts the outer surface of the filter part130 in a cleaning process. The cleaning surface 741 may be a surfacefacing the filter part 130 and may be a vertical surface.

Therefore, when the cleaning part 740 is lowered in a state where thewhole of the cleaning surface 741 contacts a circumference perimeter ofthe filter part 130, the cleaning surface 741 may remove dust adhered tothe outer surface of the filter part 130.

The lower surface 749 may be a horizontal surface, and the cleaningsurface 741 may extend upward from an inner end portion of the lowersurface 749. Accordingly, the lower surface 749 may be vertical to thecleaning surface 741.

As described above, when the cleaning surface 741 is a vertical surfaceand the lower surface 749 is provided as a horizontal surface verticalto the cleaning surface 741, a phenomenon where a boundary portionbetween the cleaning surface 741 and the lower surface 749 is inwardrolled by friction with the filter part 130 may be prevented in aprocess where the cleaning part 740 is lowered and then raised.

When the cleaning surface 741 and the lower surface 749 are inwardrolled, a contact area between the cleaning surface 741 and the filterpart 130 may be reduced, and thus, the cleaning performance of thefilter part 130 may be reduced by the cleaning surface 741. However,according to the present embodiment, such a phenomenon may be prevented.

A diameter of the cleaning surface 741 may be set to be less than thatof the filter part 130, in the present embodiment, since the cleaningpart 740 is formed of an elasticity-deformable material, the cleaningpart 740 may be deformed to the outside of the filter part 130 in aradius direction of the filter part 130 in a process where the cleaningpart 740 is lowered and thus the cleaning surface 741 contacts thefilter part 130, and in an elasticity-deformed state, the cleaningsurface 741 may contact the filter part 130.

That is, the cleaning surface 741 may compress the filter part 130 withcontacting the filter part 130. Since the cleaning surface 741compresses the filter part 130 with contacting the filter part 130, dustadhered to the filter part 130 may be effectively removed from thefilter part 130.

Moreover, since the cleaning part 740 is formed of anelasticity-deformable material and the whole perimeter of the cleaningsurface 741 compresses the filter part 130, even when a center of thecleaning part 740 is inclined with respect to the cyclone flow axis A1in a process of lowering the cleaning part 740, a state where thecleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740 compresses the filter part130 may be maintained, and thus, the filter part 130 may be cleaned.

A vertical length of the cleaning surface 741 may be set to be longerthan a radius-direction length (a horizontal length in the drawing) ofthe lower surface 749 so that the cleaning performance of the filterpart 130 is enhanced and elastic deformation is well performed in thecleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740.

The inner circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude a first inner inclined surface 742 which is sloped upward froman upper end of the cleaning surface 741 to the outside in a radiusdirection thereof.

Since the first inner inclined surface 742 is upward inclined to theoutside, an inner diameter of the first inner inclined surface 742 inthe cleaning part 740 may increase in a direction closer to an upperportion. Also, the first inner inclined surface 742 may be apart from anouter circumference surface of the filter part 730.

The outer circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude a first outer inclined surface 748 which extends to be upwardinclined from an outer end portion of the lower surface 749 to theoutside in a radius direction thereof.

In this case, an inclined angle of the first outer inclined surface 748may be greater than an inclined angle of the first inner inclinedsurface 742 with respect to a vertical line.

Therefore, as seen from a vertical cross-sectional surface, a thicknessbetween the first inner inclined surface 742 and the first outerinclined surface 748 in the cleaning part 740 may be reduced in adirection closer to a lower portion.

This may be for enabling the elasticity deformation of the cleaning part740 to be well performed in a process of attaching the cleaning surface741 on the filter part 730 in the cleaning part 740.

The inner circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude an inner vertical surface 743 which vertically extends from thefirst inner inclined surface 742.

The inner vertical surface 743 may determine a position of a lower endportion of the core part 750 in a process of coupling the core part 750to the cleaning part 740 through double injection.

The outer circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude a first outer vertical surface 748 a which vertically extendsupward from an upper end portion of the first outer inclined surface748.

A length of the first outer vertical surface 748 a may be set to belonger than that of the inner vertical surface 743. Also, the innervertical surface 743 may be disposed to face the first outer verticalsurface 748.

A thickness between the first outer vertical surface 748 a and the innervertical surface 743 in the cleaning part 740 may be thickest. This maybe for maintaining a coupled state between the frame 760 and the corepart 750 without deformation of a portion between the first outervertical surface 748 a and the inner vertical surface 743 in thecleaning part 740.

The inner circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude a second inner inclined surface 744 which is upward inclinedfrom an upper end of the inner vertical surface 743 to the outside in aradius direction thereof.

The outer circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude a second outer inclined surface 748 b which is upward inclinedfrom an upper end of the first outer inclined surface to the outside ina radius direction thereof.

An inclined angle of the second inner inclined surface 744 may besubstantially the same as that of the second outer inclined surface 748b. Also, an inclined angle of the second inner inclined surface 744 maybe substantially the same as that of the first cuter inclined surface748 a.

The outer circumference surface of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude a second outer vertical surface 748 c which vertically extendsupward from an upper end of the second outer inclined surface 748 b.

An upper end of the second outer vertical surface 748 c may be connectedto an upper end of the second inner inclined surface 744 by the uppersurface 746.

The upper end of the second outer vertical surface 748 b and the upperend of the second inner inclined surface 744 may be disposed at the sameheight. Therefore, the upper surface 746 of the cleaning part 740 may bea horizontal surface.

A coupling projection 745 which is to be coupled to the core part 750may be provided on the second inner inclined surface 744.

A plurality of coupling projections 745 may be arranged apart from oneanother in a circumference direction of the cleaning part 740 so that acoupling force between the core part 750 and the cleaning part 740increases.

Each of the coupling projections 745 may protrude from the second innerinclined surface 744 in a horizontal direction. That is, an extensiondirection of the coupling projection 745 may form a certain angle withrespect to a normal line of the second inner inclined surface 744.

In a case where the coupling projection 745 extends from the secondinner inclined surface 744 in the horizontal direction, the couplingprojection 745 may be effectively prevented from being detached from thecore part 750 in a process where the cleaning part 740 moves in avertical direction.

A portion of the first outer inclined surface 748 in the cleaning part740 may be recessed inward. For example, the first outer inclinedsurface 748 may include a recessed portion 747.

A function and a position of the recessed portion 747 will be describedbelow with reference to the drawings

<Core Part>

The core part 750 may contact a portion of each of the upper surface 746and the inner circumference surface of the cleaning part 740.

For example, the core part 750 may include an outer inclined surface 758which contacts the second inner inclined surface 744 of the cleaningpart 740.

The outer inclined surface 758 may be upward inclined to the outside ina radius direction thereof as a lower portion thereof is closer to anupper portion thereof.

An inclined angle of the outer inclined surface 758 may be the same asthat of the second inner inclined surface 744 of the cleaning part 740.The whole of the outer inclined surface 758 may contact the second innerinclined surface 744.

The core part 750 may further include an inner vertical surface 751which vertically extends upward from a lower end of the outer inclinedsurface 758. The inner vertical surface 751 may be aligned with theinner vertical surface 743 of the cleaning part 740 in a verticaldirection.

For example, the inner vertical surface 751 of the core part 750 and theinner vertical surface 743 of the cleaning part 740 may each be asurface which is continuous in a vertical direction.

The core part 750 may further include an inner inclined surface 752which is upward inclined from an upper end of the inner vertical surface751 to the outside. An inclined angle of the inner inclined surface 752may be substantially the same as that of the outer inclined surface 758.

The core part 750 may further include a coupling hole 753 into which thecoupling projection 745 of the cleaning part 740 is inserted. Forexample, a plurality of coupling holes 753 may be disposed apart fromone another in a circumference direction of the core part 750.

The plurality of coupling holes 753 may pass through the core part 750in a horizontal direction. That is, an extension direction of thecoupling hole 753 may form a certain angle with respect to a normal lineof each of the outer inclined surface 758 and the inner inclined surface752.

A portion of each of the coupling holes 753 may pass through the outerinclined surface 758 and the inner inclined surface 752, and anotherportion may pass through the outer inclined surface 758 and the innervertical surface 743.

The core part 750 may further include a horizontal surface 757 whichhorizontally extends outward from an end portion of the outer inclinedsurface 758.

A radius-direction length of the horizontal surface 757 may be longerthan that of the upper surface 746 of the cleaning part 740.

The horizontal surface 757 of the core part 750 may contact the uppersurface 746 of the cleaning part 740. In this case, a front surface ofthe upper surface 746 of the cleaning part 750 may contact thehorizontal surface 757 of the core part 750.

The core part 750 may further include an outer vertical surface 756which vertically extends upward from an outer end portion of thehorizontal surface 757.

An upper surface 754 of the core part 750 may connect an upper end ofthe outer vertical surface 756 to an upper end of the inner inclinedsurface 752.

In this case, the upper end of the outer vertical surface 756 and theupper end of the inner inclined surface 752 may be disposed at the sameheight. Therefore, the upper surface 754 of the core part 750 may be ahorizontal surface.

The core part 750 may further include a hook coupling slot 755 to whicha coupling hook 782 of the frame 760 is to be coupled.

A plurality of hook coupling slots 755 may be arranged apart from oneanother in a circumference direction of the core part 750 so that afastening force between the core part 750 and the frame 760 increases.

Each of the hook coupling slots 755 may be formed as the upper surface754 of the core part 750 is recessed downward. Alternatively, each hookcoupling slot 755 may be provided to pass through an upper portion ofthe outer vertical surface 756 and an upper portion of the innerinclined surface 752.

In all cases, the coupling hook 782 of the frame 760 may be seated on afloor surface of each hook coupling slot 755.

The core part 750 may further include a recessed portion 757 which isprovided at a position corresponding to the recessed portion 747,

<Frame>

The frame 760 may support the cleaning part 740 and may be coupled tothe core part 750 to fix a position of the cleaning part 740.

The frame 760 may include an inner body 761 a which supports thecleaning part 740 and an outer body 761 b which extends downward from anupper portion of the inner body 761 a and is disposed outside the innerbody 761 a.

The inner body 761 a may be wholly provided to be inclined to theoutside in a radius direction thereof as a lower portion thereof iscloser to an upper portion thereof, and the outer body 761 b may have ashape which vertically extends from an upper portion to a lower portionof the inner body 761 a.

The inner body 761 a may include an inner body bottom 761. The innerbody bottom 761 may be, for example, a horizontal surface.

The inner body 761 a may include a first inner vertical surface 761 cwhich vertically extends upward from an inner end portion of the innerbody bottom 761. The first inner vertical surface 761 c may contact thefirst outer vertical surface 748 a of the cleaning part 740.

The inner body bottom 761 may be disposed to be higher than the lowersurface 749 of the cleaning part 740. Therefore, in terms of the wholeof the movable part 730, the lower surface 749 of the cleaning part 740may be disposed at a lowermost portion.

The inner body 761 a may further include a first inner inclined surface761 d which is upward inclined from an upper end of the first innervertical surface 761 c to the outside in a radius direction thereof.

Moreover, the inner body 761 a may further include a second innervertical surface 761 e which vertically extends upward from an upper endof the first inner inclined surface 761 d.

Moreover, the inner body 761 a may further include a horizontal surface780 which horizontally extends outward from an upper end of the secondinner vertical surface 761 e.

The second outer inclined surface 748 b of the cleaning part 740 may beseated on the first inner inclined surface 761 d.

The second outer vertical surface 748 c of the cleaning part 740 maycontact the second inner vertical surface 761 e.

The horizontal surface 780 of the inner body 761 a may be disposed atthe same height as the upper end 749 of the cleaning part 740.

Therefore, the horizontal surface 757 of the core part 750 may be seatedon the horizontal surface 780 of the inner body 761 a and the uppersurface 749 of the cleaning part 740.

That is, a portion of the inner body 761 a and a portion of the corepart 750 may be coupled to each other to surround a portion of an upperportion of the cleaning part 740.

The inner body 761 a may further include a second inner vertical surface781 which vertically extends upward from an outer end portion of thehorizontal surface 780.

The second inner vertical surface 781 of the inner body 761 a maycontact the outer vertical surface 756 of the core part 750. In thiscase, a vertical length of the second inner vertical surface 781 may beset to be longer than that of the outer vertical surface 756 of the corepart 750.

Therefore, the whole of the outer vertical surface 756 of the core part750 may contact the second inner vertical surface 781.

The coupling hook 782 may be coupled to the second inner verticalsurface 781 of the inner body 761 a. The plurality of coupling hooks 782may be disposed apart from one another in a circumference directionthereof from the second inner vertical surface 781.

Each coupling hook 782 may protrude inward from an upper portion of thesecond inner vertical surface 781.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the upward movement ofan upper portion of the core part 750 may be limited by the couplinghook 782, and the downward movement of a lower portion of the core part750 may be limited by the horizontal surface 780 of the inner body 761a.

The outer body 761 b may be disposed outside the inner body 761 a, andin this case, may surround a portion of the inner body 761 a withoutsurrounding the whole of the inner body 761 a.

In this case, a portion where the outer body 761 b is not provided maybe a portion adjacent to the suction part 5 in the main body 2.

Moreover, a recessed portion 767 recessed inward may be provided at aportion, which is not surrounded by the outer body 761 b of the innerbody 761 a. The recessed portion of the inner body 761 a may be providedat a position at which the recessed portion 757 of the core part 750corresponds to the recessed portion 747 of the cleaning part 740.

A height of a portion, where the recessed portion 767 is provided, ofthe inner body 761 a may be lower than that of a portion, where therecessed portion 767 is not provided, of the inner body 761 a.

At least some of the recessed portions 767, 757, and 747 in the movablepart 730 may be disposed to face the suction part 5 end may be recessedin a direction distancing from the suction part 5.

The inner body 761 a and the outer body 761 b may be connected to eachother by one or more connection ribs 769 so as to prevent relativedeformation between the inner body 761 a and the outer body 761 b frombeing performed due to a reaction occurring in a process where themovable part 730 is lowered to compress dust in the dust container 112.

The frame 760 may further include a frame guide 765 which extendsdownward from a boundary portion between the inner body 761 a and theouter body 761 b.

A vertical length of the frame guide 765 may be set to be longer thanthat of each of the inner body 761 s and the outer body 761 b. Also, alower end of the frame guide 765 may be disposed to be lower than theinner body 761 a and the outer body 761 b.

The frame guide 765 may include a guide surface 765 a which is a flatsurface. The guide surface 765 a may guide spiral air flow in a processwhere air flows into the first cyclone part 110 through the suction part5. Disposition of the frame guide 765 will be described below withreference to the drawings.

A lower end of the frame guide 765 may be disposed to be lower than theinner body 761 a and the outer body 761 b, and thus, the frame guide 765may downward pressurize dust stored in the dust container 112 in aprocess where the movable part 730 is lowered.

The frame 760 may further include a pressurization rib 762 which extendsdownward from the outer body 761 b. The pressurization rib 762 may beprovided to be rounded in a circumference direction thereof.

The pressurization rib 762 may downward pressurize the dust stored inthe dust container 112 in a process of lowering the movable part 730.

In this case, the pressurization rib 762 may be provided in a thin plateshape, and thus, a pressurization area where the pressurization rib 762pressurizes dust may be narrow. Therefore, the frame 760 may furtherinclude one or more auxiliary ribs 762 a which protrudes inward from aninner circumference surface of the pressurization rib 762, forincreasing a dust-compressing area.

In order to more increase a dust compression effect, the plurality ofauxiliary ribs 762 a may be disposed apart from one another in acircumference direction from the pressurization rib 762.

Each of the auxiliary ribs 762 a may extend from a portion under theconnection rib 769, or may connect the inner body 761 a to the outerbody 761 b independently from the connection rib 769 and may extend tothe pressurization rib 762.

The auxiliary rib 762 a may include an inclined surface 762 b so as notto hinder flow of air at the standby position but to compress dust.

For example, the inclined surface 762 b may be downward inclined fromthe auxiliary rib 762 a to the outside in a radius direction thereof.That is, a protrusion length of the auxiliary rib 762 b may be reducedin a direction closer to a lower portion thereof.

Moreover, a lower end of the auxiliary rib 762 b may be disposed to behigher than a lower end of the pressurization rib 762.

The frame 760 may further include an extension part 763 which extendsoutward from the pressurization rib 762 and a coupling part 764 which isprovided in the extension part 763.

In the present embodiment, the extension part 763 and the coupling part764 may be referred to as a connection part for connecting the transferpart 720 to the frame 760.

The transfer part 720 may be connected to the coupling part 764.

The extension part 763, for example, may extend outward from a lowermostportion of an outer circumference surface of the pressurization rib 762.In this case, an extension line of the extension part 763 may passthrough a center of the frame 760.

Therefore, a moment may be prevented from occurring in a process wherethe manipulation force of the manipulation part 710 is transferred tothe frame 760 by the transfer part 720.

A horizontal thickness of the extension part 763 may be set to be lessthan a diameter of the coupling part 764.

The coupling part 764 may be approximately cylindrical in shape. Anaccommodating groove 764 a for accommodating the transfer part 720 maybe provided in the coupling part 764. The accommodating groove 764 a maybe recessed downward from an upper surface of the coupling part 764.

The transfer part 720, as described above, may be provided in a long barshape which is a cylindrical shape. This may be for enabling thetransfer part 720 to smoothly move in a process where the transfer part720 moves in a state which passes through the guide body 180.

Therefore, a lower end of the transfer part 720 may be inserted into theaccommodating groove 764 a at an upper portion of the coupling part 764.

The coupling part 764 may further include a seating surface 764 b onwhich a lower end of the transfer part 720 accommodated into theaccommodating groove 764 a is seated.

A fastening member S1 may be fastened to the transfer part 720 at alower portion of the coupling part 764 in a state where the transferpart 750 is accommodated into the accommodating groove 764 a and isseated on the seating surface 764 b. The fastening member S1 may be, forexample, a bolt.

An accommodating groove 764 c to receive a head of the bolt accommodatedthereinto may be provided in a floor of the coupling part 764. Also, afastening groove 722 to which the fastening member S1 is fastened may beprovided in the transfer part 720.

Therefore, the fastening member S1 may pass through a fastening hole 764d passing through the accommodating groove 764 c and the seating surface764 b and may be fastened to the fastening groove 722 of the transferpart 720.

The transfer part 720 may be apart from an outer circumference surface(an outer circumference surface of an outer body) of the frame 760 in astate where the transfer part 720 is coupled to the coupling part 764.

In the present embodiment, the cleaning part 740 may be provided as onebody with the core part 750 and the frame 760 through double injection.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a state where a movable part accordingto an embodiment is located at a standby position, and FIG. 16 is anenlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 15.

Referring to FIGS. 15 and 16, the movable part 730 may be disposed tosurround an outer perimeter of the air guide 170 at the standbyposition.

In this case, an outer circumference surface of the air guide 170 mayform an accommodating space 171 which is recessed inward, so as tominimize a degree to which the movable part 730 protrudes outward in astate which surrounds an outer portion of the air guide 170.

A portion of the movable part 730 may be accommodated into theaccommodating space 171.

An outer circumference surface of the air guide 170 may further includea contact surface 175 which contacts the cleaning surface 741 of thecleaning part 740. The contact surface 175 may be disposed under theaccommodating space 171 of the outer circumference surface of themovable part 730.

In this case, the contact surface 175 may be a vertical surface which isdisposed to face the cleaning surface 741. A vertical length of thecontact surface 175 may be set to be longer than that of the cleaningsurface 741.

Therefore, the whole of the cleaning surface 741 may contact the contactsurface 175 at the standby position.

In the present embodiment, an outer diameter of a portion, where thecontact surface 175 is provided, of the air guide 170 may be set to begreater than an inner diameter of a portion, where the cleaning surface741 is provided, of the cleaning part 740.

Therefore, the cleaning part 740 may be elastically deformed to theoutside in a radius direction of the contact surface 175 at the standbyposition, and the cleaning surface 741 may contact the contact surface175 in an elasticity-deformed state.

That is, at the standby position, since the cleaning surface 741 is in astate which compresses the contact surface 175, a frictional forcebetween the cleaning surface 741 and the contact surface 175 mayincrease, and thus, the cleaning surface 741 may be prevented fromsliding along the contact surface 175 in a state where the manipulationpart 710 is not manipulated.

In order to prevent particles from introduced into a space between themovable part 730 and the outer circumference surface of the air guide170 in a state where the movable part 730 is accommodated into theaccommodating space 171 at the standby position, the air guide 170 mayinclude a contact projection 172, and the frame 760 may include aprojection seating groove 768 on which the contact projection 172 isseated.

The contact projection 172 may protrude downward from an upper side ofthe outer circumference surface of the air guide 170. The contactprojection 172 may be provided continuously along a circumferencedirection of the air guide 170. That is, the contact projection 172 maybe provided in a ring shape.

The projection seating groove 768 may be formed as an upper surfaceborder of the frame 760 is recessed downward. The projection seatinggroove 768 may be provided in a ring shape in order for the contactprojection 172 having a ring shape to be seated therein.

Therefore, at the standby position, the cleaning surface 741 and theprojection seating groove 768 which are disposed apart from each otherin a vertical direction may respectively contact the contact surface 175and the contact projection 172 of the air guide 170.

Therefore, two contact points may prevent particles from flowing to agap between the air guide 170 and the movable part 730.

A discharging guide 150 which guides discharging of air separated fromdust in the second cyclone part 140 may be provided on the secondcyclone part 140.

The discharging guide 150 may be coupled to a lower portion of the airguide 170. A coupling space 175 to which a border portion of thedischarging guide 150 is to be disposed may be defined at a lowerperimeter of the air guide 170.

A portion of the air guide 170 may be seated on the upper surface 151 ofthe discharging guide 150 by the coupling space 175.

The air guide 170 may include a first surface 173 which substantiallyhorizontally extends in a direction from a lower end of the contactsurface 175 to an inner portion and a second surface 174 whichsubstantially vertically extends downward from an inner end portion ofthe first surface 173.

Moreover, the first surface 173 and the second surface 174 may definethe coupling space 175. The first surface 173 of the air guide 170 maybe seated on the upper surface 171 of the discharging guide 150.

The discharging guide 150 may include an outer circumference surface152. A diameter of the outer circumference surface 152 of thedischarging guide 150 may be provided to be less than that of thecontact surface 175 of the air guide 170 so that the cleaning part 740is smoothly lowered without interference caused by the discharging guide150 when the movable part 730 is lowered (a diameter difference is D1).

Moreover, the cleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740 may furtherinclude a taper surface 153 so that the cleaning part 740 is smoothlylowered at a time when the cleaning surface 741 deviates from thecontact surface 175 of the air guide 170. The taper surface 153 may bean inclined surface which connects the upper surface 151 and the outercircumference surface 152 of the discharging guide 150. The tapersurface 153 may be inclined in order for a diameter thereof to bereduced in a direction from an outer circumference surface of thedischarging guide 150 to an upper portion.

In this case, a difference between a minimum diameter of the outercircumference surface 152 of the discharging guide 150 and a diameter ofthe contact surface 175 of the air guide 170 may be D2. That is, anupper end of the outer circumference surface of the discharging guide170 may be recessed inward, and a recessed depth may be maximum in anupper end portion.

Therefore, when the cleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740deviates from the contact surface 175 of the air guide 170, the cleaningsurface 741 may restore to an original shape toward the taper surface153 on the basis of an elastic restoring force. At this time, thecleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740 may contact at least aportion of the taper surface 153.

In this case, the cleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740 may beset to be less than a maximum diameter of the outer circumferencesurface 152 of the discharging guide 150.

Therefore when the cleaning part 740 is continuously lowered in a statewhere the cleaning surface 741 is disposed on the taper surface 153, thecleaning surface 741 may be elastically deformed from the outercircumference surface 152 of the discharging guide 150 to the outside ina radius direction thereof and may be lowered in contact with the outercircumference surface 152 of the discharging guide 150 in anelasticity-deformed state.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 15.

Referring to FIGS. 15 to 17, the discharging guide 150 may furtherinclude a seating surface 156 on which the air guide 170 is disposed.

In this case, a sealing member 179 may be coupled to a lower surface ofthe air guide 170 and may be seated on the seating surface 156.

An inner circumference surface of the discharging guide 150 may beprovided to include a multi-layer and may include a first innercircumference surface 157 and a second inner circumference surface 158.

In this case, a diameter of the first inner circumference surface 157may be less than that of the second inner circumference surface 158. Theinner circumference surface of the discharging guide 150 may be providedas one inner circumference surface having a single diameter.

When the air guide 179 is seated on the discharge guide 150, the secondsurface 174 of the air guide 170 may face the first inner circumferencesurface 157 of the discharging guide 150.

Based on an assembly tolerance in a process of coupling the dischargingguide 150 to the air guide 170, a diameter of the first innercircumference surface 157 may be set to be greater than that of thesecond surface 174 of the air guide 170.

In this case, it may be designed so that a difference D2 between aminimum diameter of the outer circumference surface 152 of thedischarging guide 150 and a diameter of the contact surface of the airguide 170 is less than a difference D3 between a diameter of the firstcircumference surface 157 of the discharging guide 150 and a diameter ofthe second surface 174 of the air guide 170.

Although not limited, D3 may be 1.7 or more times D2.

When a portion of the first circumference surface 157 of the dischargingguide 150 is closer to the second surface 174 of the air guide 170 asmuch as possible to contact due to an assembly error, a differencebetween a diameter of the first circumference surface 157 of thedischarging guide 150 and a diameter of the second surface 174 of theair guide 170 may more increase than D3 at a portion opposite to acorresponding portion.

For example, since it is designed that D2 is greater than D3 even when adifference between a diameter of the first circumference surface 157 ofthe discharging guide 150 and a diameter of the second surface 174 ofthe air guide 170 increases, a phenomenon where a portion, having aminimum diameter, of the outer circumference surface 152 of thedischarging guide 150 is disposed to protrude more outward than thecontact surface 175 of the air guide 170 in a radius direction thereofis prevented.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of a portion. C of FIG. 15.

Referring to FIG. 18, a lower portion of the discharging guide 150 maybe provided in a cylindrical shape, and a portion thereof may beaccommodated into the filter part 130 having a cylindrical shape.

The discharging guide 150 may include an inserting part 158 insertedinto the filter part 130. A diameter of the outer circumference surface158 a of the inserting part 158 may be set to be less than an innerdiameter of the filter part 130 so that the inserting part 158 isinserted into the filter part 130.

A portion of the discharging guide 150 may be seated on an upper surfaceof the filter part 130 in a state where the inserting part 158 of thedischarging guide 150 is inserted into the filter part 130.

An outer diameter of the filter part 130 may be set to be less than adiameter of the outer circumference surface 152 of the discharging guide150 so that the cleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740 contactingthe outer circumference surface 152 of the discharging guide 150 issmoothly lowered to the filter part 130 in a lowering process.

Therefore, the cleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740 maysmoothly move from the outer circumference surface 152 of thedischarging guide 150 to the outer surface of the filter part 130.

As described above, an outer diameter of the filter part 130 may begreater than a diameter of the cleaning surface 741.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a lowerportion of a filter part according to an embodiment is seated on a dustguide.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 19, the dust guide 160 may include a storagewall 161 which defines the second dust storage part 122 and a supportingpart 164 provided at an upper side of the storage wall 61 to support thesecond cyclone part 130.

The storage wall 161 may be provided in a pillar shape including ahorizontal cross-sectional surface having a circular shape, and adiameter thereof may be provided to be reduced from an upper portion toa lower portion thereof so that a space of the first dust storage part120 is maximized.

The dust guide 160 may further include an anti-scattering rib 162 whichextends downward from an upper end of the storage wall 161.

The anti-scattering rib 162 may be provided in, for example, acylindrical shape and may surround an upper portion of the storage wall161 with being apart from the storage wall 161.

A diameter of the storage wall 161 may be reduced in a direction closerto a lower portion thereof, and thus, a space may be provided between anouter circumference surface of the storage wall 161 and theanti-scattering rib 162.

The cyclone flow may be lowered while moving along an innercircumference surface of the first body 10. When the cyclone flowreaches the body cover 114 in a process of lowering the cyclone flow,rotation movement may be changed to raising movement again.

For example, when raising movement of airflow is performed in the firstdust storage part 120, there may be a problem where dust stored in thefirst dust storage part 120 is scattered.

In the present embodiment, raising movement of airflow in the first duststorage part 120 may be again changed to lowering movement by theanti-scattering rib 162 in a space between anti-scattering rib 162 andthe storage wall 161. Therefore, scattering of the dust stored in thefirst dust storage part 120 may be prevented, thereby solving a problemwhere dust is reversely moved to the second cyclone part 140.

The anti-scattering rib 162 may extend downward from an upper end of thestorage wall 161, and thus, dust separated from the first cyclone part110 along with the cyclone flow may smoothly move to the first duststorage part 120 by using the anti-scattering rib 162.

The supporting part 164 may include an inserting part 165 inserted intoa lower portion of the filter part 130. When the inserting part 165 ofthe supporting part 164 is inserted into the lower portion of the filterpart 130, a lower end of the filter part 130 may be seated on thesupporting surface 166 disposed at a perimeter of the inserting part 165in the supporting part 164.

In a state where the filter part 130 is seated on the supporting surface166, the cleaning part 740 may slide along the filter part 130 whiledescending.

In order to prevent the outer circumference surface 167 of thesupporting part 164 from interfering in the cleaning part 740 in aprocess of lowering the cleaning part 740, the outer circumferencesurface 167 of the supporting part 164 may be provided to a diameterwhich is reduced in a direction closer to a lower portion. That is, theouter circumference surface 167 of the supporting part 164 may be inwardinclined in a direction closer to a lower portion.

Moreover, a maximum diameter of the outer circumference surface of thesupporting part 164 may be equal to or less than that of the outercircumference surface of the filter part 130.

Moreover, the dust stored in the first dust storage part 120 may becompressed in a process of lowering the movable part 730, and when theouter circumference surface 167 of the supporting part 164 is inclinedinward, the compressed dust may be easily lowered.

The anti-scattering rib 162 may extend downward from a boundary portionbetween the supporting part 164 and the storage wall 161. The outercircumference surface of the anti-scattering rib 162 may be inclined toconfigure a surface continuous with the outer circumference surface 167of the supporting part 164. That is, an outer diameter of the outercircumference surface of the anti-scattering rib 162 may be reduced in adirection closer to a lower portion.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 1, FIG.21 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of FIG. 1, and FIG. 22is a cross-sectional view taken along line F-F of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 20 to 22, the manipulation part 710 may includea first part 711 which is disposed within the handle part 3 and a secondpart 713 which extends from the first part 711 in a horizontal directionand is disposed outside the handle part 3.

Since the second part 713 is disposed outside the handle part 3, a usermay press an upper surface of the second part 713. In the manipulationpart 710, the second part 713 may be referred to as a press part.

Moreover, the manipulation part 710 may be disposed to be higher thanthe movable part 710. Although not limited, the manipulation part 710may be disposed close to an upper surface of the handle part 3.Therefore, the user may easily check the manipulation part 710 to pressthe manipulation part 710.

The first part 711 may include a first side part 711 a which faces anouter circumference surface of the second main body 20 and is providedto have substantially the same as curvature as that of the outercircumference surface of the second main body 2.

The second main body 20 may include a guide rib 190 which guides aportion of the first part 711. The guide rib 190 may protrude from theouter circumference surface of the second main body 20 and may extend ina vertical direction.

The guide rib 190 may be rounded in a horizontal direction in order forfirst part 711 to stably move upward and downward, Therefore, the firstpart 711 may further include a second side part 711 b which is roundedto have substantially the same curvature as that of the guide rib 190.

In the present embodiment, the first side part 711 a of the first part711 may contact the second main body 20, and the second side part 711 bof the first part 711 may contact the guide rib 190.

When the manipulation part 710 is lowered in a state where a pluralityof points of the first part 711 contact a peripheral structure, aphenomenon where the manipulation part 710 is inclined in a horizontaldirection in a lowering process may be prevented, and thus, themanipulation part 710 may be stably lowered (the same as a raisingcase).

The transfer part 720 may be connected to the first part 711. A fittinggroove 712 into which a portion of the transfer part 720 is fitted maybe provided in the first part 711.

In order to prevent a relative rotation of each of the transfer part 720and the manipulation part 710 in a process of manipulating themanipulation part 710, a horizontal cross-sectional surface of a portion724, into which the filling groove 712 is inserted, of the transfer part720 may be provided in a noncircular shape.

Therefore, a cross-sectional surface of the fitting groove 712 may beprovided in a non-circular shape. The fitting groove 712 may be formedby upward recessing a lower surface of the first part 711.

The manipulation part 710 may further include a neck part 714 providedbetween the first part 711 and the second part 713.

The neck part 714 may be provided to have a width which is narrower thana horizontal-direction width of each of the first part 711 and thesecond part 713. The neck part 714 may be disposed in the slot 310 ofthe handle part 3.

The handle body 30 may include a guide end part 714 which contacts theneck part 714 in a state where the neck part 714 is disposed in the slot310.

One side of the neck part 714 may contact the outer circumferencesurface of the second main body 20, and the other side thereof maycontact the guide end part 311. The guide end part 311 maysurface-contact the neck part 714.

When the guide end part 311 contacts the neck part 714 of themanipulation part 710 as described above, a phenomenon where themanipulation part 710 is inclined in a left-right direction and rotatesin a horizontal direction may be prevented, and thus, the manipulationpart 710 may be stably lowered (the same as a raising case).

Since a user should press the second part 713, a horizontal-directionwidth of the second part 713 may be provided to be greater than that ofthe first part 711.

Moreover, the second part 713 may be bent to distance from the outercircumference surface of the second main body 20 with respect to theneck part 714, so that a space enabling the second part 713 to bepressed is secured at a boundary portion between the second main body 20and the handle body 30.

Therefore, the second part 713 may be apart from the outer circumferencesurface of the second main body 20. That is, the second part 713 mayinclude a side part which is rounded in a direction distancing from theouter circumference surface of the second main body 20.

Since the second part 713 is bent to distance from the outercircumference surface of the second main body 20, the second part 713may be lowered while covering the slot 310 in a process of lowering themanipulation part 710, thereby minimizing a degree to which an internalstructure of the handle part 3 is exposed at the outside through theslot 310.

Referring to FIG. 20, a virtual line A2 which extends in a tangentialdirection with respect to the outer circumference surface of the secondmain body 20 and passes through the transfer part 720 may be disposed topass through the second part 713 or to overlap the second part 713 in avertical direction.

Moreover, the second part 713 may be bent at the neck part 714 so thatthe second part 713 of the manipulation part 710 is disposed to the leftof the handle part 3 and is disposed close to the handle part 3 in astate where a right hand grips the handle part 3. Accordingly, the usermay easily check and manipulate the second part 713 of the manipulationpart 710.

An elastic member 790 for elastically supporting the manipulation part710 may be supported by the guide rib 190 in a state where thecompression mechanism 70 is disposed at the standby position.

When the elastic member 790 supports the manipulation part 710, thecompression mechanism 70 may be prevented from being undesirably loweredby a weight of the compression mechanism 70.

In detail, the elastic member 790 may include a first elastic body 792,a supporting body 794 which extends in a bent shape from an upper end ofthe first elastic body 792 and supports a lower portion of themanipulation part 710, and a second elastic body 796 which extends froman upper end of the supporting body 794.

The first elastic body 792 may extend in a vertical dire ion, and aportion of a lower portion thereof may be bent and may extend in ahorizontal direction. That is, the first elastic body 792 may beprovided in, for example, an L-shape.

Therefore, the first elastic body 792 may include a vertical extensionpart 792 a and a horizontal extension part 792 b.

The vertical extension part 792 a may contact the guide rib 190.

The supporting rib 191 may extend from the guide rib 190 in a horizontaldirection. Also, the horizontal extension part 792 b of the firstelastic body 792 may be seated on the supporting rib 191.

A fixing rib 192 for fixing a position of the first elastic body 792 maybe provided on the outer circumference surface of the second main body20.

The fixing rib 192 may be provided in, for example, an L-shape.

The fixing rib 192 may include a vertical rib 192 a which extends in avertical direction and a horizontal rib 192 b which extends from a lowerend of the vertical rib 192 a in a horizontal direction.

The vertical extension part 792 a may be disposed between the verticalrib 192 a and the guide rib 190. Also, the horizontal extension part 792b may be disposed between the supporting rib 191 and the horizontal rib192 b.

In order to limit the vertical movement and horizontal movement of thefirst elastic body 792, the vertical extension part 792 a may contactthe vertical rib 192 a and the guide rib 190, and the horizontalextension part 793 may contact the supporting rib 191 and the horizontalrib 192 b.

A vertical length of the vertical rib 192 a may be set to be shorterthan that of the vertical extension part 792 a so that a portion of thevertical extension part 792 a is elastically deformed.

Therefore, the vertical rib 192 a may contact only a portion of thevertical extension part 792 a, and a portion, which does not contact thevertical extension part 792 a, of the vertical rib 192 a may beelastically deformed.

In order to prevent the vertical extension part 792 a from being damagedby the vertical rib 192 a in a process where the vertical rib 192 a iselastically deformed, an inclined surface 192 c may be provided on anupper surface of the vertical rib 192 a.

The inclined surface 192 c may be provided to be downward inclined in adirection from an upper end of the vertical rib 192 a to the verticalextension part 792 a.

The supporting body 794 may include a first inclined part 794 a which isupward inclined in a direction closer to the transfer part 720 at anupper end of the vertical extension part 792 and a second inclined part794 b which is upward inclined in a direction distancing from thetransfer part 720 at an upper end of the first inclined part 794 a.

A slot 194 through which the supporting body 794 passes may be providedin the guide rib 190.

The transfer part 720 may be disposed apart from the guide rib 190 in ahorizontal direction, and the supporting body 794 may be disposedbetween the guide rib 190 and the transfer part 720 to pass through theslot 194. Also, the supporting body 794 may support a lower surface ofthe first part 711 of the manipulation part 710.

A horizontal-direction length of each of the first inclined part 794 aand the second inclined part 794 b may be set to be longer than that ofthe slot 194 so that the supporting, body 794 supports the lower surfaceof the first part 711 of the manipulation part 710.

A horizontal-direction length of each of the first inclined part 794 aand the second inclined part 794 b may be set to be shorter than that ofeach of the vertical extension part 792 a and the transfer part 720, soas to prevent the supporting body 794 from contacting the transfer part720 with supporting the first part 711 of the manipulation part 710.

Therefore, the lower surface of the first part 711 of the manipulationpart 710 may substantially contact the second inclined part 794 b.

The slot 194 may include a first inclined surface 194 a contacting thefirst inclined part 794 a and a second inclined surface 194 b contactingthe second inclined part 794 b, so as to prevent a phenomenon where thecompression mechanism 70 sags downward due to the elastic deformation ofthe supporting body 794 which is caused by a weight of the compressionmechanism 70 in a state where the lower surface of the first part 711 ofthe manipulation part 710 contacts the second inclined part 794 b.

The second elastic body 796 may extend vertically from an upper end ofthe second inclined part 794 b. The second elastic body 796 may contactthe guide rib 190 to prevent the supporting body 794 from beingexcessively deformed and to maintain an inclined angle of each of thefirst inclined part 794 a and the second inclined part 794 b.

The supporting body 794 in the elastic member 790 may be disposed on avertical movement path of the manipulation part 710.

Therefore, the elastic member 790 may provide an elastic force to themanipulation part 710 before manipulating the manipulation part 710.Also, the elastic member 790 may not provide an elastic force to themanipulation part 710 after the manipulation part 710 is manipulated: topressurize and deform the elastic member 790.

A force greater than an elastic force of the elastic member 790 may beapplied for deforming the elastic member 790 at an initial manipulationstage of the manipulation part 710, and after the elastic member 790 isdeformed, the manipulation part 710 may be pressed in a state where theelastic force of the elastic member 790 is not applied to themanipulation part 710, thereby decreasing a force applied to themanipulation part 710.

That is, the elastic member 790 may not continuously provide the elasticforce to the manipulation part 710 in a process of lowering themanipulation part 710, and thus, a force for manipulating themanipulation part 710 may be reduced.

As described above, the guide body 180 may be provided outside the firstbody 10.

The guide body 180 may protrude from the outer circumference surface ofthe first body 10, and an upper sidewall 181 of the guide body 180 mayoverlap the transfer part 720 in a vertical direction.

Therefore, the transfer part 720 may pass through the upper sidewall 181of the guide body 180. The upper sidewall 181 of the guide body 180 maybe substantially a horizontal surface, and an opening 182 through whichthe transfer part 720 passes may pass through the upper sidewall 181 ina vertical direction.

That is, the transfer part 720 may pass through the opening 182 in avertical direction and may move in a vertical direction even in a statewhere the transfer part 720 passes through the opening 182.

According to the present embodiment, the transfer part 720 may passthrough the opening 182, and moreover, a size of the opening 182 forproviding a path through which the transfer part 720 moves may beminimized, thereby preventing the internal air and dust of the firstbody 10 from being leaked to the outside through the opening 182.

At least a portion of the opening 182 may be provided to have a diameterwhich increases in a direction closer to a lower portion thereof, sothat the transfer part 720 moves smoothly in a vertical direction in astate where the transfer part 720 passes through the upper sidewall ofthe guide body 180. That is, the opening 182 may include a lowerinclined surface 183. A minimum diameter of the opening 182 may besubstantially the same as an outer diameter of the transfer part 720.

Therefore, the transfer part 720 may contact a portion of a perimetersurface of the opening 182 and may not contact the other portion withbeing disposed in the opening 182.

A contact area between the transfer part 720 and the perimeter surfaceof the opening 182 may be reduced, and thus, a frictional force betweenthe perimeter surface of the opening 182 and the transfer part 720 maydecrease, whereby the transfer part 720 may smoothly move upward anddownward.

The coupling part 764, coupled to the transfer part 720, of the frame760 may be disposed vertically under the opening 182. That is, thetransfer part 720 passing through the opening 182 may be coupled to thecoupling part 764.

A diameter of the coupling park 764 may be set to be greater than thatof the opening 182.

Moreover, the coupling part 764 may contact a lower surface of the uppersidewall 181 at the standby position. Accordingly, the coupling part 764may cover the opening 182 at the standby position.

Therefore, in a state where the movable part 730 is disposed at thestandby position, the internal air and dust of the first body 10 may beeffectively prevented from being leaked through the opening 182.

In the present embodiment, when the user manipulates the manipulationpart 710 in one direction, the compression mechanism 70 may be lowered,and in a state where the compression mechanism 70 moves up to a loweringposition, the user may raise the manipulation part 710 in the otherdirection to return the manipulation part 710 to the standby position.

In the present embodiment, the cleaner 1 may not include a return meansfor returning the compression mechanism 70 from the lowering position tothe standby position.

The return means may prevent the compression mechanism 70 from beinglowered by a weight thereof when the compression mechanism 70 isdisposed at the standby position.

However, in the present embodiment, although the return means is notprovided, the compression mechanism 70 may not be lowered by a weightthereof at the standby position.

This is because three portions of the compression mechanism 70 aresupported at the standby position of the compression mechanism 70.

First, the first part 711 of the manipulation part 710 may be supportedby the elastic member 780, and thus, lowering of the manipulation part710 may be limited by a weight of the compression mechanism 70, Asdescribed above, the elastic member 780 may not provide the elasticforce to the manipulation part 710 in a period, other than an initialperiod, of a lowering period of the manipulation part 710.

Second, lowering of the compression mechanism 70 caused by a weightthereof may be limited by a frictional force between the transfer part720 and the perimeter surface of the opening 182. That is, since thetransfer part 729 contacts the perimeter surface of the opening 182, thefrictional force between the transfer part 720 and the perimeter surfaceof the opening 182 may act as a supporting force of the compressionmechanism 70.

Third, lowering of the compression mechanism 70 caused by a weightthereof may be limited by a contact frictional force between the contactsurface 175 of the air guide 170 and the cleaning surface 741 of thecleaning part 740.

Due to three structures according to the present embodiment, a returnmeans for returning the compression mechanism 70 is not needed, andthus, a structure where the return means is formed and disposed may beomitted, thereby simplifying a structure.

Moreover, the return means may not smoothly operate due to dustpenetrating into the return means, thereby preventing a phenomenon wherethe compression mechanism 70 does not smoothly move.

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along line G-G of FIG. 3, FIG.24 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of a firstbody according to an embodiment, and FIG. 25 is a perspective viewillustrating a guide body of a first body according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 23 to 25, the guide body 180 may have a structurewhich is formed by outward recessing a portion of the first body 10, andthe guide body 180 may provide a movement space 188 for movement of thetransfer part 720 and the coupling part 764.

The guide body 180 may be rounded to be convex outward from the firstbody 10. That is, a horizontal cross-sectional surface of the guide body180 may be provided in an approximately semicircular shape.

The movement space 188 may communicate with an internal space of thefirst body 10. The internal space of the first body 10 may communicatewith the movement space 188 of the guide rib 180 through a communicationhole.

The communication hole may include an upper hole 185 and a lower hole186 which extends downward from the upper hole 185 and has a widthgreater than that of the upper hole 185.

The reason that a width of the lower hole 186 is set to be greater thanthat of the upper hole 185 is for enabling the coupling part 764 of themovable part 730 to be easily inserted into the movement space 188through the lower hole 186. Accordingly, the ease of assembling themovable part 730 may be enhanced.

For example, a width W1 of the lower hole 186 may be set to be greaterthan a diameter of the coupling part 764.

Moreover, an outer circumference surface of the coupling part 764 may beapart from an inner circumference surface of the guide body 180 in astate where the coupling part 764 passes through the lower hole 186.This is for preventing friction between the coupling part 764 and theinner circumference surface of the guide body 180 in a process oflowering and raising the compression mechanism 70.

The first body 10 may include a pair of ribs 187 which are apart fromeach other in a horizontal direction. The pair of ribs 187 maysubstantially define the upper hole 185. That is, the upper hole 185 maybe disposed between the pair of ribs 187.

The pair of ribs 187 may be provided at a portion, corresponding to anupper space, of a movement space of the first body 10 so as to decreasea width of the upper hole 185.

An interval (i.e., a width of the upper hole 185) between the pair ofribs 187 may be set to be less than a diameter of the coupling part 764and greater than a horizontal-direction width of the extension part 763of the frame 760.

Therefore, when cyclone flow is rotated in an upper portion of the firstbody 10, the amount of dust penetrating into the movement space 188 maybe minimized.

A lower sidewall 188 of the guide body 180 may be disposed at heightfrom a lower end of the first body 10, and a lower opening 189 may beprovided in the lower sidewall 188.

In an assembly process, the lower opening 189 may provide a path throughwhich an instrument for fastening the coupling part 764 to the transferpart 720 moves in a state where the movable part 730 is disposed in thefirst body 710 and the coupling part 764 is disposed in the guide body180.

Therefore, a sealing member 80 may be coupled to the lower opening 189,for preventing the leakage of air after assembly is completed. Forexample, the sealing member 80 may include an inserting part 81 insertedinto a space of the guide body 180 through the opening 189.

Moreover the sealing member 80 may further include a stopper 82 having ahorizontal cross-sectional area which is greater than that of theinserting part 81, for limiting an insertion depth of the inserting part81.

The sealing member 81 may be formed of, for example, a rubber material,and thus, even without a separate coupling means, the inserting part 81may be inserted into the guide body 180, whereby the sealing member 80may be coupled to the guide body 180.

An upper surface of the sealing member 80 may be downward inclined in adirection closer to a center of the first body 10. That is, the sealingmember 80 may include an inclined surface 83.

A lowest point of the inclined surface 83 may be disposed adjacent tothe lower hole 186 and may be disposed to be higher than a lowest point186 a of the lower hole 186.

The movement space 188 of the guide body 180 may communicate with aninternal space of the first body 10, and thus, in a cleaning processusing the cleaner 1, the internal dust of the first body 10 may move tothe movement space 188.

The dust which has moved to the movement space 188 may be dropped to anupper surface of the sealing member 80. In this case, the upper surfaceof the sealing member 80 may be the inclined surface 83, and thus, dustdropped to the inclined surface 83 of the sealing member 80 may smoothlypenetrate into the first body 10.

For example, even when dust is collected on the inclined surface of thesealing member 80, the coupling part 764 may downward pressurize thedust disposed on the inclined surface 83 in an operating process of thecompression mechanism 70, and thus, the dust on the inclined surface 83may flow into the first body 10 along the inclined surface 83.

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view taken along line H-H of FIG. 3, andFIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIGS. 4, 26, and 27, a lengthwise-direction axis A5 of thesuction part 5 may not extend to the main body 2 in a tangentialdirection with the suction part 5 being coupled to the main body 2.

In order for cyclone flow to be generated in the main body 2, the airmay flow into the first body 10 in the tangential direction and may movealong the inner circumference surface of the first body 10.

Therefore, the suction part 5 may include an inflow guide 52 for guidingair, flowing in the suction part 5, to flow into the first body 10 inthe tangential direction.

Therefore, a direction of air flowing along the suction part 5 may bechanged by the inflow guide 52, and the air may flow into the first body10.

In the present embodiment, in a state where the compression mechanism 70moves to the standby position, at least a portion of the movable part730 may be disposed to face the suction part 5. That is, with respect toa floor of the main body 2, at least a portion of the movable part 730may be disposed at the same height as the suction part 5.

The movable part 730 may be disposed at a position which does not facethe suction part 5, but in this case, there may be a problem where aheight of the main body 2 increases.

The filter part 130 may be cleaned by the movable part 730 in a statewhere the movable part 730 is disposed in a space between the outercircumference surface of the filter part 130 and the inner circumferencesurface 101 of the first body 10 in a cleaning process.

Therefore, the outer circumference surface of the movable part 730 maybe disposed adjacent to the inner circumference surface 101 of the firstbody 10.

When the movable part 730 is disposed on a path from the suction part 5to the first body 10, the movable part 730 may act as a flow resistor,and due to this, flow performance may decrease.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, n order to minimize a degree towhich the movable part 730 acts as a flow resistor of air flowing intothe first body 10, the recessed portion 767 for increasing a spacebetween the inner circumference surface 101 of the first body 10 and theouter circumference surface of the movable part 730 may be provided inthe movable part 730 as described above.

In detail, the recessed portion 767 may be disposed at a portiondisposed between a first extension line A3 of the inflow guide 52 and asecond extension line A4 which extends in a tangential direction of thefirst body 10 in parallel with the first extension line A3, in themovable part 730. In this case, the first extension line A3 may bedisposed between the second extension line A4 and a center of the firstbody 10.

Therefore, a space between the outer circumference surface of themovable part 730 and the inner circumference surface 101 of the firstbody 10 may increase by a recessed depth of the recessed portion 767.Accordingly, air flowing into the first body 10 through the suction part5 may be prevented from directly colliding with the movable part 730.

In order for the frame guide 765 to continuously guide air flowing alongthe inflow guide 52, the frame guide 765 may be disposed on the firstextension line A3, or an extension direction of the frame guide 765 maybe parallel to the first extension line A3.

Since the movable part 730 should be disposed in a space between thefilter part 130 and the inner circumference surface 101 of the firstbody 10, movement of the movable part 730 should be performed without anincrease in a size of the first body 10.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the movable part 730 may bedisposed inward in a radius direction of the inner circumference surface101 which is a surface enabling cyclone flow to be generated in thefirst body 10, and the transfer part 720 may be disposed outward in theradius direction of the inner circumference surface 101 which is asurface enabling cyclone flow to be formed in the first body 10. Also,the transfer part 720 may be connected to the movable part 730 by theextension part 763 and the coupling part 764 of the frame 760.

That is, the transfer part 720 may be disposed outward in a radiusdirection of an inner circumference surface where cyclone flow isgenerated in the first cyclone part 110 and may be disposed outward in aradius direction of an inner circumference surface of the dust container112.

Therefore, a distance between a center of the first cyclone part 110 (ora cyclone flow axis A1) and the transfer part 720 may be longer than adistance between the center of the first cyclone part 110 (or thecyclone flow axis A1) and an inner circumference surface 101 wherecyclone flow is generated in the first body 10.

Therefore, interference between the transfer part 720 and an internalstructure of the first body 10 may be prevented in a process oftransferring, by transfer part 720, the manipulation force of themanipulation part 710 to the movable part 730.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating positions of a compression mechanismand a filter part in a state where the compression mechanism accordingto an embodiment is lowered, and FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating astate where a compression mechanism according to an embodiment islowered and compresses dust in a dust container.

Referring to FIGS. 4, 5, 28, and 29, in a state where the compressionmechanism 70 moves to the standby position, the user may performcleaning by using the cleaner 1.

Based on an operation of the suction motor 220, air and dust suctionedthrough the suction part 5 may be separated from each other whileflowing along the inner circumference surface of the first cyclone part110.

Dust separated from air may flow downward and may be stored in the firstdust storage part 121. Air separated from dust may pass through thefilter part 130, and then, may flow to the second cyclone part 140.

Dust separated from air in the second cyclone part 140 may be dischargedfrom the second cyclone part 140, may flow downward, and may be storedin the second dust storage part 122. On the other hand, air separatedfrom dust in the second cyclone part 140 may be discharged from thesecond cyclone part 140 through the discharge guide 150. Air dischargedfrom the second cyclone part 140 may be raised by the air guide 170, andthen, may pass through the suction motor 220 and may be discharged tothe outside of the main body 2.

After ending of the cleaning, the user may pressurize the manipulationpart 710. Therefore, the manipulation force of the manipulation part 710may be transferred to the movable part 730 through the transfer part720. Accordingly, the movable part 730 may be lowered by a loweringforce of the manipulation part 710.

The movable part 730 may perform three functions in a process oflowering the movable part 730.

First, the movable part 730 may perform a cleaning function of thefilter part 130.

The cleaning surface 741 of the cleaning part 740 may contact the filterpart 130 in a process of lowering the movable part 730, and the movablepart 730 may be continuously lowered in a state where the cleaningsurface 741 contacts the filter part 130, whereby the filter part 130may be cleaned by the cleaning surface 741.

Second, in a state where the body cover 114 closes a lower portion ofthe first body 10, the movable part 730 may compress dust in the firstdust storage part 120 in a process of lowering the movable part 730.

Third, in a state where the body cover 114 opens the lower portion ofthe first body 10, the movable part 730 may discharge the dust, storedin the first dust storage part 120, to the outside of the first body 10in a process of lowering the movable part 730.

Particularly, dust disposed between the filter part 130 and the innercircumference surface 101 of the first body 10 may be downward pushed bythe movable part 730 and may be effectively discharged from the firstbody 10.

In this case, the user may lower the compression mechanism 70 aplurality of times to compress dust in a state where the body cover 114is closed, and then, in a state where the body cover 114 is opened, theuser may lower the compression mechanism 70 to allow dust to bedischarged from the first body 10.

The movable part 730 may be lowered while cleaning the filter part 130,and when the movable part 730 contacts the dust stored in the first duststorage part 120 in a process of lowering the movable part 730, themovable part 730 may compress the first dust storage part 120.

As described above, in a process of lowering the movable part 730, oneor more of the frame guides 765 and the pressurization rib 762 maycompress the dust in the first dust storage part 120, and based onadditional lowering of the movable part 730, the other portion of themovable part 730 may compress dust.

As in FIG. 28, the coupling part 764 may be substantially disposed at alowermost portion of the frame 760. That is, since the coupling part 764is disposed at a lower portion in the movable part 730, a distance D4between the coupling part 764 and the manipulation part 710 mayincrease.

Moreover, the manipulation part 710 may be disposed close to the uppersurface of the handle part 3, and thus, the distance D4 between thecoupling part 764 and the manipulation part 710 may increase.

The distance D4 between the coupling part 764 and the manipulation part710 may determine a stroke for the vertical movement of the compressionmechanism 70, and when the distance D4 between the coupling part 764 andthe manipulation part 710 increases, a vertical movement stroke of thecompression mechanism 70 may increase.

When the vertical movement stroke of the compression mechanism 70increases, compression performance for the dust stored in the first duststorage part 112 may be enhanced.

FIG. 30 is a side view of the cleaner of FIG. 1, and FIG. 31 is a planview of the cleaner of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIGS. 30 and 31, the handle body 30 in the handle part 3may include a handle axis A6. The handle axis A6 may be disposed to beinclined at a certain angle with respect to the cyclone flow axis A1 ofthe first cyclone part 110,

FIG. 31 is a plan view of the cleaner 1 when the cleaner 1 is seen fromabove in a state where the dust container 112 is disposed at a lowermostportion and the cyclone flow axis A1 of the first cyclone part 110 isvertically disposed.

As in FIG. 31, when the cleaner 1 is seen from above, the handle axis A6may be inclined with respect to a floor surface, and thus, the handleaxis A6 may extend in the form of an axial line L5 having a certainlength within a length range of the handle body 30.

An extension line extending the axial line L5 may pass through thecyclone flow axis A1 of the first cyclone part 110. The axial line L5may include a first point P1 disposed farthest away from the main body 2and a second point. P2 disposed closest to the main body 2.

Two extension lines L6 and L7 which pass through the first point P1 andextend in a tangential-line direction of the main body 2 may be defined.

In this case, at least a portion of the manipulation part 710 accordingto the present embodiment may be disposed in a region between the outersurface of the main body 2 and the two extension lines L6 and L7 (afirst virtual line L6 and a second virtual line L7).

Another portion of the manipulation part 710 may be disposed outside theregion between the outer surface of the main body 2 and the twoextension lines L6 and L7.

1. A cleaner comprising: a suction part; a main body comprising a bodyand a body cover configured to open or close a lower portion of thebody, the body comprising a cyclone part configured to separate dustfrom air suctioned through the suction part and a dust containerconfigured to store the dust separated by the cyclone part; a handlepart coupled to the main body, the handle part comprising a handle bodyincluding a handle axis (A6); a filter part disposed in the body andconfigured to filter the air such that the air separated from the dustin the cyclone part passes through the filter part; a movable partconfigured to move along a space between an outer portion of the filterpart and an inner circumference surface of the body in the body; amanipulation part disposed outside the main body and configured to bemanipulated for moving the movable part; and a transfer part passingthrough the main body and connecting the movable part to themanipulation part, wherein, when the cleaner is seen from above in astate where the dust container is disposed at a lowermost portion and acyclone flow axis (A1) of the cyclone part is vertically disposed: thehandle axis (A6) extends along an axial line (L5) having a certainlength within a length range of the handle body, the axial line (L5)comprises a first point (P1) disposed farthest away from the main bodyand a second point (P2) disposed closest to the main body, and a firstextension line (L6) and a second extension line (L7) are defined aspassing through the first point (P1) and extending tangentially to themain body, at least a portion of the manipulation part is disposed in aregion formed by an outer surface of the main body and the first andsecond virtual lines (L6 and L7).
 2. The cleaner of claim 1, wherein atleast a portion of the manipulation part is disposed outside the regionformed by the outer surface of the main body and the first and secondvirtual lines (L6 and L7).
 3. The cleaner of claim 1, wherein at least aportion of the transfer part is covered by the handle part.
 4. Thecleaner of claim 1, wherein a distance between the cyclone flow axis(A1) and the transfer part is set to be longer than a distance betweenthe cyclone flow axis (A1) and an inner circumference surface wherecyclone flow is generated in the cyclone part.
 5. The cleaner of claim1, wherein the main body has a cylindrical shape, a horizontal width ofthe handle part is less than a diameter of the main body, and themanipulation part is separated from a floor surface when the main bodyand the handle part are located to contact the floor surface.
 6. Thecleaner of claim 1, wherein the manipulation part comprises: a firstpart covered by the handle part; a second part extending from the firstpart and disposed outside the main body and the handle part; and a neckpart having a width which is less than a horizontal-direction width ofthe first part and the second part, and the handle part comprises a slotconfigured to guide movement of the neck part.
 7. The cleaner of claim6, wherein the handle part further comprises a guide end part in contactwith the neck part.
 8. The cleaner of claim 6, wherein the main bodyfurther comprises an outer circumference surface, the first partcomprises a first side part in contact with the outer circumferencesurface of the main body, and the second part comprises a side partrounded in a direction away from the outer circumference surface of themain body.
 9. The cleaner of claim 8, wherein a virtual line extendingtangentially from the outer circumference surface of the main body andpassing through the transfer part is configured to pass through thesecond part or to overlap the second part in a vertical direction. 10.The cleaner of claim 6, wherein the transfer part is inserted into alower surface of the first part.
 11. The cleaner of claim 10, whereinthe transfer part has a cylindrical bar shape, an upper end of thetransfer part coupled to the first part comprises a horizontalcross-sectional surface having a noncircular shape, and a cylindricalportion of the transfer part passes through the main body.
 12. Thecleaner of claim 1, further comprising: a guide rib protruding from themain body, and configured to guide a vertical movement of themanipulation part; and an elastic member protruding into a movement pathof the manipulation part and configured to elastically support a lowerportion of the manipulation part.
 13. The cleaner of claim 12, whereinthe elastic member provides an elastic force on the manipulation partwhen an external force is not applied to the manipulation part, and theelastic force of the elastic member is not provided to the manipulationpart after the elastic member deviates from the movement path of themanipulation part due to the external force applied to the manipulationpart.
 14. The cleaner of claim 12, wherein the elastic member comprises:a supporting body having a bent shape and being configured to supportthe manipulation part; a first elastic body extending from a lower endof the supporting body and contacting the guide rib; and a secondelastic body extending from an upper end the supporting body andcontacting the guide rib.
 15. The cleaner of claim 14, wherein thetransfer part is separated from the guide body, the supporting body isdisposed between the transfer part and the guide body and passes througha slot of the guide body, and the supporting body comprises a firstinclined part inclined upward in a direction towards the transfer partand a second inclined part inclined upward in a direction away from thetransfer part, and the second inclined part being configured to supporta lower surface of the manipulation part.
 16. The cleaner of claim 15,wherein the first elastic body comprises a vertical extension partextending from a lower end of the first inclined part and a horizontalextension part extending from a lower end of the vertical extension partin a horizontal direction, and the main body comprises a supporting ribsupporting the horizontal extension part and a fixing rib contacting thevertical extension part and the horizontal extension part and having abent shape.
 17. The cleaner of claim 1, wherein the body comprises aguide body protruding outward from the body, and the guide body includesa movement space configured to enable movement of the transfer part, andan opening in an upper sidewall of the guide body, the transfer partbeing configured to pass through the opening.
 18. The cleaner of claim17, wherein at least a portion of the opening has a diameter thatprogressively increases along a direction towards a lower portionthereof, and the opening has a minimum diameter corresponding to anouter diameter of the transfer part.
 19. The cleaner of claim 17,wherein the movable part comprises; a frame having a ring shape; and aconnection part extending radially outward from frame and connecting theframe to the transfer part, wherein the transfer part passing throughthe opening is connected to the connection part, and the connection partcontacts the upper sidewall at a standby position of the manipulationpart and covers the opening.
 20. The cleaner of claim 1, wherein themovable part comprises; a frame having a ring shape; a connection partextending radially outward from the frame and connecting the frame tothe transfer part; and a pressurization rib extending downward from anouter lower end of the frame, and wherein the connection part extendsradially outward from a lower portion of the pressurization rib.
 21. Thecleaner of claim 1, wherein the movable part comprises: a frame having aring shape; and a cleaning part including an elasticity-deformablematerial and a cleaning surface configured to clean the filter part, thecleaning part being supported by the frame.
 22. The cleaner of claim 21,further comprising an air guide configured to guide a flow of the airpassing through the filter part, wherein: the filter part is disposedunder the air guide, the cleaning part is disposed to surround aperimeter of an outer circumference surface of the air guide at astandby position of the movable part, the air guide comprises a contactsurface contacting the cleaning surface, and a diameter of the contactsurface is greater than a diameter of the cleaning surface.
 23. Thecleaner of claim 1, wherein the main body further comprises a suctionmotor configured to generate a suction force, a battery for supplyingpower to the suction motor is provided in the handle part, the dustcontainer is disposed under the suction motor in an extension directionof the cyclone flow axis (A1) of the cyclone part, the suction motor andthe manipulation part are disposed upward from the battery, and themanipulation part is disposed at the same height as the suction rotor oris disposed to be higher than the suction motor.